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Melsetter House is a private home overlooking the bay of Longhope. The current house was built, incorporating an earlier property, in the late 1890's by the famous Arts & Crafts architect William Richard Lethaby; the garden is reputed to be one of the oldest in Orkney.
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Melsetter House was originally the home of the Moodie family who owned much of Walls from the late 1500's until around 1820; the Moodie burial place is in the Longhope Cemetery below the RNLI Memorial. |
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The house, chapel and gardens are open to visitors on Thursdays strictly by appointment Tel: 01856 791352 |
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